6 Truths About Choosing the Encore Career of Your Dreams
You're leaving your current career behind, either
because it's time to move on or you've been retired before you're ready.
You want to (or have to) continue to work. You can't imagine spending
the next decade or more doing more of what you've been doing. You like
the idea of an encore career, but you're not sure exactly what an encore
career is. Here's the 411 on encore careers. They:
1. Are Not the Same Old Same Old. Tell the truth. How many times
in your current career have you chosen the next logical step or the path
of least resistance whether it felt right or not? How long has it been
since you felt truly challenged and exhilarated by your work? Have you
ever?
Think of your encore career as a giant step away from what you've been
doing, especially if what you've been doing no longer pulls you out of
bed each morning. Let go of the way you've always gone about finding
what's next, and come at it from a brand new angle. An encore career
should be fresh, exhilarating, and engaging.
2. Require You to Think (Way) Outside the Box. Don't just take
the lid off the box you're in, actually step out of -- and then get rid
of -- it altogether. This is the perfect opportunity to reinvent
yourself in a way that (maybe for the first time in your life) is a
purest expression of your authentic self. You can't do that if you’re
trapped inside a box that no longer fits who you are, where you want to
be, and what you want to be doing. Be bold in your approach, and you'll
reap the rewards for years to come.
3. Are Fulfilling. Have you ever been so fully engaged in an
activity (for me it's working on a mosaic project) that you completely
lose track of time? Remember how much fun you were having; how filled to
overflowing you felt? That's the feeling you're going for in an encore
career.
You will be fulfilled in your encore career because it will satisfy your
deepest desires and be aligned with what you value most at this time of
your life. You know what it's like to be unfulfilled in your work. You
don't need to go there again.
4. Are Meaningful. What's the purpose of an encore career? It's
simple: to give you a purpose, a reason for living. An encore career
should move your soul and touch your heart because you're living the
life you’re meant to be living. Only then will you find the meaning
you’re yearning for.
5. Make a Contribution. This is a vital part of an encore career.
It's not about working for the sake of working. It's not even about
working for the sake of making money (although you may need to). It's
about making a difference on the planet. And, since you've gotten rid of
the box and are thinking bigger and bolder than ever before, you'll
discover that there are lots of different ways to make a difference.
Of course, you could use your abundance of talent to help solve one of
the abundance of problems we face in the 21st century. You could also
start a business that employs people in your community, while providing
a product or service that improves people's lives. You might write books
that inform or create works of art that inspire. Expand your thinking to
explore all the different ways you can make a contribution.
6. Can Be Lucrative. If you're set financially and want to
volunteer your time and your talent to a worthy cause, great. If your
retirement nest egg has taken a hit, or wasn't that big to begin with,
and it's important to make good money -- get creative. There are lots of
ways to make money, make a difference, have a purpose and live your
values. You'll have to let go of your dinky thinking and those stinky
old limiting beliefs that will only hold you back. But, it'll be worth
it.
Getting a different picture of what an encore career really is? Excited
about the possibilities? Give yourself permission to retire the part of
your life – your work -- that no longer fits, and embark on the encore
career of your dreams!
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Retirement
Coach Dorian Mintzer, author of the popular ABC's of Revolutionizing
Retirement, helps self-reliant women reinvent themselves in the next
stage of life, formerly known as "retirement," by designing a new encore
life that includes a fulfilling
encore
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